Transportation in Belize

Transportation in Belize

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Railways

None; 0 km

Highways

  • total: 2,872 km
  • paved: 488 km
  • unpaved: 2,384 km

(1998 est.)

Highways include the Hummingbird Highway, Southern Highway, Western Highway.

Waterways

825 km river network used by shallow-draft craft; seasonally navigable

Ports and harbors

Belize City, Big Creek, Corozal Town, Punta Gorda

Merchant marine

  • total: 414 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,647,452 GRT/2,339,134 DWT

ships by type

bulk 36, cargo 275, chemical tanker 7, container 9, liquified gas 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 51, refrigerated cargo 14, roll-on/roll-off 9, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 2 (1999 est.)
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships of 7 countries: Cuba 2, Cyprus 1, Greece 1, Singapore 2, UAE 12, UK 1, and US 1 (1998 est.)

Airports

44 (1999 est.)

The main international airport is Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport in Ladyville, outside of Belize City.

Airports - with paved runways

  • total: 3
    • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
    • under 914 m:2

(1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

  • total: 41
    • 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
    • 914 to 1,523 m: 10
    • under 914 m: 30

(1999 est.)

Reference

Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000.

See also : Belize

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